Inge, all alone in New York at sixteen, while her family is on Föhr. It seems like there is no turning back now: World War II has turned everything upside down. But she is not completely alone, as Inge and Hermann are officially a couple. Then, the USA enters the war. Hermann faces a crucial decision. He becomes a US soldier and must move to the front lines in Europe. Inge will have to stay in New York by herself again. Will they ever meet again?
Key resources for this episode:
Wilhelm Koops: “Wyker Gezeiten: 100 Jahre Auf und Ab in Wyk auf Föhr” (Husum-Verlag)
“Die Besetzung von Dänemark 1940”, https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/der-zweite-weltkrieg/kriegsverlauf/besetzung-von-daenemark-1940
“Geschehen, neu gesehen. – D-Day. Freiheit, um jeden Preis!”, ARTE Doku, https://educ.arte.tv/program/geschehen-neu-gesehen-wahre-geschichte–1
“Stichtag: 28. November 1943 – Die Teheran-Konferenz der “Großen Drei” beginnt”, https://www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtag7912.html
Fact Checking: Ute Maack, Yves Müller
A podcast by Ferring Stiftung and Honig&Gold.
This podcast is based on the German podcast “Föhr nach New York – Eine Auswanderergeschichte” (by Honig&Gold, NDR Schleswig-Holstein, and the Ferring Foundation of Föhr from the year 2024.
You can find the German and Frisian versions of this podcast on the ARD Mediathek.